# Tiny Creatures, Big Impact: Bugs and American Science

Discover how the study of insects helped establish American science on the global stage. From Thomas Jefferson’s defense of American nature to Thomas Say’s groundbreaking American Entomology, this video explores how bugs shaped U.S. history and identity in the 19th century.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 6 min
- By: Young, Ashley Rose
- Genres: Science
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11056/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-11056?play=1)